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Establishing the Lower-Middle Jurassic Boundary in the UNESCO Global Geopark Molina & Alto Tajo (Central Spain) [PDF]

open access: yesGeoconservation Research, 2021
The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Aalenian Stage (base of the Middle Jurassic), was established in Fuentelsaz (Central Spain) by the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) of the International Union of Geological ...
Antonio Goy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The past in dust: current trends and future directions in Pleistocene geoarcheology of European loess

open access: yesJournal of Quaternary Science, Volume 36, Issue 8, Page 1279-1292, November 2021., 2021
ABSTRACT Loess is a main archive of Pleistocene landscapes and environments and therefore has an important connection to the preservation and interpretation of Paleolithic sites. In Europe, anthropogenic sites have been found in loess because of past local occupation.
Wei Chu, Janina J. Nett
wiley   +1 more source

Exposed! The Public Life of Carboniferous Fossils in the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark, Ireland [PDF]

open access: yesGeoconservation Research, 2021
Carboniferous fossils from the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark, County Clare, Ireland are rated by their promotional potential in the form of celebrity A, B or C-listings.
Eamon Doyle
doaj   +1 more source

Geoconservation in the Cabeço da Ladeira Paleontological Site (Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Nature Park, Portugal): Exquisite Preservation of Animals and Their Behavioral Activities in a Middle Jurassic Carbonate Tidal Flat

open access: yesGeosciences, 2021
The Cabeço da Ladeira paleontological site in central Portugal became known as the “Jurassic Beach”. Formerly an active quarry, the site was protected in order to preserve the large exposures of a Middle Jurassic (early?
Susana Machado   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Cultural Landscape to Aspiring Geopark: 15 Years of Community-Based Landscape Tourism in Fengnan Village, Hualien County, Taiwan (2006–2021)

open access: yesGeosciences, 2021
Geoconservation plays a key role in valuing and conserving abiotic nature, while geotourism can be an effective means of achieving this objective.
Kuang-Chung Lee, Paulina G. Karimova
doaj   +1 more source

Enhanced visualization of the flat landscape of the Cambridgeshire Fenlands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The Fenlands of East Anglia, England, represent a subtle landscape, where topographic highs rarely exceed 30 m above sea level. However, the fens represent an almost full sequence of Quaternary deposits which, together with islands of Cretaceous and ...
Farewell, Timothy S.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Enhancing global nature conservation by integrating geodiversity in policy and practice

open access: yes, 2023
Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 3, June 2023.
Helena Tukiainen, Joseph J. Bailey
wiley   +1 more source

Palaeontological And Geological Highlights Of The Black Country UNESCO Global Geopark [PDF]

open access: yesGeoconservation Research, 2021
The Black Country UNESCO Global Geopark, located in central England, joined the Global Geopark Network in July 2020. It is the most urban Geopark in the network with a population of approximately 1.1 million people.
Graham Worton   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Geological Sites for Priority Management: Proposals for Geoconservation in the Ceará Central Domain, North-eastern Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesAnuário do Instituto de Geociências, 2018
Quantitative assessment of geological sites has been demonstrated as a consistent tool in order to delineate geoconservation strategies, especially for large areas with scarce resources.
Pâmella Moura   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geotourism and local development based on geological and mining sites utilization, zaruma-portovelo, Ecuador [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This study offers a detailed assessment of the geosites and mining sites present in the Zaruma-Portovelo mining district (Ecuador) through their qualitative and quantitative assessment.
Berrezueta Alvarado, Edgar Raul   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

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